Karen A. Romanko

Women of Science Fiction and Fantasy Television

An Encyclopedia of 400 Characters and 200 Shows, 1950-2016

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Samantha Stephens in Bewitched. Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek. Wonder Woman, Xena, Warrior Princess, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and many more. Television's women of science fiction and fantasy are iconic and unforgettable yet there hasn't been a reference book devoted to them until now. Covering 400 female characters from 200 series since the 1950s, this encyclopedic work celebrates the essential contributions of women to science fiction and fantasy TV, with characters who run the gamut from superheroes, extraterrestrials and time travelers to witches, vampires and mere mortals who deal with the fantastic in their daily lives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9781476668048
• ISBN-10: 1476668043
• Artikelnr.: 57119734

Autorenporträt

A former professional librarian, Karen A. Romanko began her writing career in the 1980s with a "My Say" piece in Publishers Weekly. She went on to write articles about rock videos and SF movies and television for publications such as American Libraries and Library Journal. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface: What's in This Book
Introduction: A Woman's Place Is in the Home-
Or on a Spaceship
Television's Women of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Character Last Name
and by Series Title
Appendix: Honorable Mentions
A Note on Sources
Index